shock

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Hugh said the diagnosis was "quite a shock", adding: "I really didn't expect that because I had no pain, just a little bit short of breath if I was doing heavy exercise."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

However, those measures have been more modest in scope than during the previous energy shock, with the EFB estimating that they amount to less than 0.1% of eurozone GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“It was a shock to some people,” Den Herder said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This has "helped keep something of a lid on global energy prices that have been under upward pressure" from the supply shock, he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The shock of the statement was too much, it seemed.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman